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An unfinished casket lies inside a workshop at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington, La., Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Benedictine monks at the 121-year-old abbey north of New Orleans sued Louisiana regulators Thursday for blocking them from selling handmade caskets. Only licensed funeral directors may sell caskets in the state, which the monks allege is a move by regulators to maintain a "casket cartel." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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